The relationship between patient-reported vocal handicap and clinician-rated measures of vocal dysfunction is not understood. This study aimed to determine if a correlation exists between the Voice Handicap Index-10 (VHI-10) and the Voice Functional Communication Measure rating in the National Outcomes Measurement System (NOMS). Retrospective case series. Four hundred and ...

The goal of this study was to obtain the limit of dysphagia and the average volume per swallow in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's disease (PD) but without swallowing complaints and in normal subjects, and to investigate the relationship between them. We hypothesize there is a direct relationship between ...

Purpose: To investigate the relationship between the lingual frenulum length with mandibular incisor irregularity and type of occlusion in children with ankyloglossia. Materials and Methods: Eighty children aged between 7 and 12 years with ankyloglossia enrolled in the study. The patients were classified according to Kotlow's classification. Mandibular incisor crowding ...

Background: Skeletal muscle weakness with loss of fat-free mass (FFM) is one of the main systemic effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The diaphragm is also involved, leading to disadvantageous conditions and poor contractile capacities. Objectives: We measured the thickness of the diaphragm (TD) by ultrasonography to evaluate the ...

Neuroticism is the personality dimension most frequently associated with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). Most studies have also shown that CFS patients are less extraverted than non-CFS patients, but results have been inconsistent, possibly because the facets of the extraversion dimension have not been separately analyzed. This study has the following ...

Vasospastic angina (VSA) is a special form of atherosclerotic disease. There is some evidence suggesting a relationship between inflammation and VSA. We sought to demonstrate the relationship between high-sensitivity c-reactive protein (hs-CRP), a sensitive marker of inflammation, and the asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA)-induced endothelial dysfunction pathway in patients with VSA. We ...

Park Seong-Cheol SC Department of Neurosurgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of - - 2014

We investigated the relationship between locations of broadband peri-ictal electrocorticographic activities determined by a semi-automatic detection method and seizure onset zones in medically intractable epilepsy patients. We included 18 patients. Peri-ictal periods (-15 to +5s from the ictal onset) were divided into 4 periods of 5s duration each in bandwidth ...

To analyze the relationship between the depth of the chest compressions and the fluctuation caused in the thoracic impedance (TI) signal in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). The ultimate goal was to evaluate whether it is possible to identify compressions with inadequate depth using information of the TI waveform. 60 OHCA ...

There is controversy about the effects of high plasma bicarbonate concentration ([HCO3(-)]) and the CO2 response test. We analyzed the relationship between [HCO3(-)] and the variation in hydrogen ion concentration (pH) for a given change in PaCO2, and its effects upon CO2 response. A retrospective study was carried out. Two ...

Asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNPs) are coexisting diseases that are multifactorial. The rural environment seems to protect from atopy, but its relation with nonatopic airway inflammations has been less investigated. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase (IDO) is an enzyme involved in the catabolism of the essential amino acid tryptophan (Trp) ...

Balance control (the ability to maintain an upright posture) is asymmetrically controlled in a proportion of patients with Parkinson's disease. Gait asymmetries have been linked to the pathophysiology of freezing of gait. We speculate that asymmetries in balance could contribute to freezing by a) hampering the unloading of the stepping ...

To determine the relationship between serum leptin levels and disease activity in systemic sclerosis (SSc). A total of 60 subjects (30 controls and 30 patients) were included. The inflammatory markers and leptin levels were evaluated and body mass index (BMI) was measured for both groups. The assessment of the skin ...

Symptoms, endoscopy, and pH monitoring form the basis of diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Their relationship was meaningful for primary care physicians, but still unclear. Our research aimed to compare questionnaire, endoscopy, and pH monitoring and to analyze their correlations. Three hundred patients who underwent the Reflux Disease Questionnaire ...

Hara Hisako H Tokyo, Japan From the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, University of Tokyo - - 2013

The authors investigated the relationship between findings from indocyanine green lymphography and the condition of lymphatics according to the Normal, Ectasis, Contraction, Sclerosis Type classifications observed in each area during surgery. The authors examined 43 limbs of 25 patients who had undergone lymphaticovenous anastomosis from April to July of 2012 ...

Objective: To investigate the relationships between executive dysfunction, awareness deficits and perceptions of quality of life (QOL) in patients with cerebral small vessel disease (SVD). Method: We tested neuropsychological function with simultaneous measurement of awareness performance in 125 participants. Forty-five were carefully phenotyped patients with SVD, defined as a lacunar ...

Diversion colitis is the inflammation of the excluded segment of the colon in patients undergoing ostomy. It has been suggested that a change in colonic flora may lead to colitis; however, direct evidence for this disease progression is lacking. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between ...

Halawi Akaber M AM Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, United - - 2013

Objective: Various intranasal landmarks have been described to aid in localization of the natural sphenoid sinus ostium. The objective of this study is to identify the ostium location relative to the skull base and assess relationships between ostium location and sphenoid disease or pneumatization pattern. Study Design: Descriptive study Level ...

Purpose Patients with chronic Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) report symptoms and disability. Neither the relationship between self-reported disability and functional capacity, nor its predictors have been investigated in patients with WAD. This was the purpose of this study. Method This was a cross-sectional study. Participants were patients with WAD on ...

Prevalence of the lingual tonsillar hypertrophy is unknown but it is believed that its presence is associated with the difficult airway. To investigate this, indirect laryngoscopy was performed on patients in the preoperative evaluation and this pathology was diagnosed. The relationship with difficulty of viewing the larynx, intubation and ventilation, ...

In EEG-fMRI studies, BOLD responses related to interictal epileptic discharges (IEDs) are most often the expected positive response (activation) but sometimes a surprising negative response (deactivation). The significance of deactivation in the region of IED generation is uncertain. The aim of this study was to determine if BOLD deactivation was ...

Objectives: Post-intubation tracheal stenosis is a serious disease caused by cuff pressure during tracheal intubation. The reported prevalence of post-intubation tracheal stenosis is 10%-22% in intubated patients. Invasive diagnostic methods based on fiberoptic or rigid bronchoscopy are suggested for initial assessment and treatment. This study aimed to evaluate plethysmography as ...

Microalbuminuria is an important risk factor for cardiovascular diseases. Microalbuminuria may be seen due to hypoxemia in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In this study, we investigated prevalence and relationship of microalbuminuria with clinical and physiological parameters in patients with COPD. During the research, 66 consecutive patients with ...

BACKGROUND:: Perceived control has been suggested as a modifiable factor associated with health-related quality of life (HRQOL). However, the relationship between perceived control and HRQOL has not been evaluated in patients with heart failure (HF). The purpose of this study was to determine whether perceived control independently predicts HRQOL in ...

OBJECTIVES: This paper aims to evaluate the relationship of patient-reported tender and swollen joints with active inflammation as detected by power Doppler (PDUS) and whether this relationship is affected by significant joint damage. METHODS: Fifty rheumatoid arthritis patients self-assessed 28 tender and swollen joints and were followed by PDUS assessment. ...

BACKGROUND: Laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR) is defined as the retrograde flow of gastric contents up through the esophagus to the larynx and hypopharynx; this is an extra-esophageal manifestation of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). Although both LPR and GERD are caused by reflux of stomach contents, their clinical presentations and treatments differ. ...

Although some studies revealed a positive relationship between vitamin D3 deficiency and inflammatory markers, there have been also many studies that failed to find this relationship. The aim of this large scaled study is to determine the association between the level of plasma 25 hydroxy vitamin D3 [25-(OH) D3] and ...

Although spleen stiffness has recently been identified as potential surrogate marker for portal hypertension, the relationship between spleen stiffness and portal hypertension has not been fully elucidated. We attempted to determine the relationship between the liver or spleen stiffness and the presence of ascites or esophageal varices by acoustic radiation ...

BACKGROUND: Previous research has suggested an interaction between personality factors and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) as well as irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). We therefore aimed to elucidate differences in psychological and coping functioning between patients with IBD and IBS, and to assess the relationship of disease activity with these functions. ...

Although the mechanisms underlying the initiation and maintenance of inflammation in unilateral maxillary fungal balls (FBs) are poorly understood, the relationship between intranasal anatomy and maxillary FB is thought to play an important role. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between anatomic variations and FB. We ...

Class 3 patients may have relatively high prevalences of temporomandibular disorders; therefore, joint morphology can be important for their orthodontic-surgical treatments. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between facial height and TMJ morphology in skeletal class 3 patients.

PURPOSE: FLICKER DEFINED FORM PERIMETRY (FDF) AND FREQUENCY DOUBLING TECHNOLOGY PERIMETRY (FDT) ARE ALLEGED TO DETECT GLAUCOMA AT AN EARLIER STAGE THAN STANDARD AUTOMATED PERIMETRY (SAP). IT IS THE PURPOSE OF THIS STUDY TO INVESTIGATE THE STRUCTURE-FUNCTION RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FDF, FDT, SAP, AND CONFOCAL SCANNING LASER OPHTHALMOSCOPY (CSLO) IN PATIENTS ...

Bosutinib is an orally active, dual Src/Abl tyrosine kinase inhibitor that has demonstrated manageable safety and high response rates in patients with chronic phase (CP) chronic myeloid leukemia (CML). The current analysis evaluated potential bosutinib pharmacokinetic-pharmacodynamic relationships. Bosutinib exposure metrics at steady state were estimated from a previously developed population ...

This study examined whether quantitative electroencephalography (qEEG) and current source density (CSD) can be used to evaluate symptom severity in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients. Thirty AD patients (13 mild and 17 moderate severity) and 30 normal control (NC) subjects were recruited. The Korean version of the Consortium to Establish a ...

AIMS: Clinical and animal studies suggest that beta(1)-adrenergic and M(2) muscarinic receptor autoantibodies (beta(1)-AAbs and M(2)-AAbs) play important roles in the pathophysiological process of chronic heart failure (CHF). Removal of these autoantibodies improved haemodynamic parameters and left ventricular ejection fraction patients with CHF. The goal of this project is to ...

Purpose: To examine size and frequency of parapapillary atrophy (beta zone) in patients with intrasellar or perisellar tumours and a glaucoma-like appearance of the intrapapillary optic disc region. Methods: Thirty-four Chinese subjects with intrasellar or perisellar tumours and a glaucoma-like appearance of the intrapapillary optic disc region and 129 age-matched ...

The purpose of the present study was to determine if the theta/beta ratio, and theta and beta separately, correlate with behavioral parameters, and if these measures discriminate between children and adolescents with ADHD and normal gender- and age-matched controls. Sixty-two patients and 39 controls participated in the study. A continuous ...

The POISE Trial was a randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blind study of the effectiveness of perioperative beta-blockade in preventing cardiac events including death in 8351 patients. Our hypothesis was that knowledge of the results of the POISE Trial would either increase or decrease the use of effective perioperative beta-blockade, depending on the ...

Hepatic steatosis (HS) has been associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome (MS), conditions carrying a high risk of coronary artery disease. We aimed to determine whether HS was an independent factor of atherogenic risk beyond its association with MS and its components. We assessed the circulating levels of the heat ...

The possible relationship between essential tremor (ET) and Parkinson's disease (PD) has been controversial since the first description of PD. However, there is increasing evidence suggesting an overlap between these two disorders. The aim of this review is to examine the relationship between PD and ET, focusing on clinical, epidemiologic, ...

This study aims to determine the relationship between nasal septal deviation, concha bullosa, and chronic rhinosinusitis by using a definitive pathological and simplified model. Fifty-two consecutive sinus computed tomography scans were performed on patients who received endoscopic sinus surgery and whose final diagnosis was paranasal sinus fungus balls. The incidences ...

Impact of high level of uric acid on stroke is still controversial. We conducted this study to investigate the relationship between acute ischemic non-embolic stroke and serum levels of uric acid. This was a case-control study on patients with acute ischemic non-embolic stroke in Rafsanjan, Iran. The control group consisted ...

BACKGROUND: We sought to investigate the effect of beta-blocker (BB) up-titration on serum levels of NT-proBNP and copeptin in patients with heart failure (HF) with reduced (HFREF) or preserved ejection fraction (HFPEF). METHODS: Serial measurements of NT-proBNP and copeptin were obtained after initiation of BB up-titration in 219 elderly patients ...

Background: Few literatures mentioned about the difference between absolute interdialytic weight gain (IDWG) and IDWG/DW (IDWG%), and subsequent effects on daily dialysis. The aim of present study was to evaluate the different between absolute IDWG and IDWG% in new hemodialysis patients. Method: We retrospective reviewed the records of 255 patients ...